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EU approves German state aid to support chip factories
Date: December 11, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday said it had approved 623 million euros ($729.16 million) in German government aid to support the creation of two new semiconductor...
S&P 500 posts record closing high, US dollar and yields decline in wake of Fed
Date: December 11, 2025
By Marc Jones LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - World stocks stalled on Thursday as cloud computing giant Oracle sounded a warning for AI profitability, while bonds were firm and the dollar nursed losses...
France can still pass budget by year-end, finance minister says
Date: December 11, 2025
PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - France still has time to pass a budget before the end of the year and can pass special stopgap legislation to avoid a shutdown in spending if time runs out, Finance Minister...
German coalition agrees to fast-track infrastructure, scrap unpopular heating law
Date: December 11, 2025
BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's ruling coalition has agreed a new law to fast-track infrastructure projects and to scrap clean-heating legislation in favour of a broader law on modernising...
Italy's Bancomat plans euro-pegged stablecoin to boost digital payments
Date: December 11, 2025
MILAN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Italian payment network Bancomat is working with the country's main lenders and the economy ministry to launch a euro-pegged stablecoin that will be open to other issuers,...
ECB proposes simpler bank regulation but rejects calls for lower buffers
Date: December 11, 2025
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank proposed a simplification of bank regulation on Thursday, looking to prune a complex rulebook put in place after the global...